Do you self diagnose using Google?

SpaceCowb0y

I don't mind putting my hand up and admitting that I am a bit of a hypochondriac, at the first sign of an odd/unusual pain I go straight to Google as my first port of call to see what could be wrong which is more often then not a terrible idea as i suffer from anxiety and 90% of the time i either have cancer or i'm dying of something else if i dig into things enough which doesn't help matters!

Well today i'm happy to announce that for the first time ever my symptoms haven't pointed to imminent doom... it would appear that it's good news for a change and i am however very much pregnant!

Being a man this is all very new to me and a lot to take in at this hour of the morning however it's a lot more positive then dying!:pac:

Question is do you use Google to self diagnose yourself??

kneemos

Congratulations.

I used to but now it tells me I have cancer

its best not to self diagnose using Google

timthumbni

I did....... Until I discovered that according to google I was suffering from scurvy.... And it turns out all I had was a slight hangover. Weird....

maguic24

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Question is do you use Google to self diagnose yourself??

Yes. Worst thing you can do.

Google is the biggest troll when it comes to illnesses, convincing you that you are going to die even if you only have a minor illness.

Don't trust google, the b*stard.

SpaceCowb0y

Deleted User wrote: »

I used to but now it tells me I have cancer

its best not to self diagnose using Google

fact!

Mr. Incognito

Only on How to make my Penis grow.

I only have to pay $1000 for some magic beans.

I love the t'internet

SpaceCowb0y

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Only on How to make my Penis grow.

I only have to pay $1000 for some magic beans.

I love the t'internet

Hahahaha :D

danniemcq

Self Diagnosis is a terrible TERRIBLE idea, especially when using an online service be it webMD, or anything google links to.

Think about it this way, someone has a pain, looks up symtoms, site says something small like a muscle tear or injury or migraines whatever.

You think well thats ok, and take some painkillers.

Fast forward a few weeks or months and you aren't feeling well at all and you decide to go to the docs. He runs blood tests and it comes back with something that is very serious, maybe cancer or something.

Now this person could sue whatever site said that they would be fine as they had entered what was wrong with them and the website failed you.

Because of this EVERY POSSIBLE OPTION has to be listed on the website to cover their arses in case of the above situation.

If you are truely not feeling well and you aren't getting better after a few days go to the doctor. Look out for symtoms yourself for things like menengitus or apendicitus for example and if you start seeing signs go to the doctor straight away.

Dravokivich

Never would do it. It helps to get more informed about something, but being informed should be used as something to query, more so than as an answer to your concerns.

Tilly

Did it once and never again. Had only 2 months to live. That was 5 years ago and my head cold has long since cleared up.

kneemos

If you know what's wrong with you it can be very informative in fairness.

Riamfada

I have a headache

.... cancer

I have a toothache

.... cancer

Im dizzy

.... cancer

Me self diagnosing on google has led to me falling into the doctor's office claiming I have cancer when In fact I have something minor.

Stupid google.

Kimbot

My GF is forever doing it and its does my head in because she has every condition known to man and thats only since she woke up this morning. The only person that can diagnose you is a doctor. If your unwell get off the internet and see them.

Its one of my pet hates along with people logging on to facebook and asking "has anyone got a phone number for x chipper in x"

SEPT 23 1989

Its always great fun for us smokers:D

SpaceCowb0y

kneemos wrote: »

If you know what's wrong with you it can be very informative in fairness.

I agree... it's usually spot on with its diagnosis of death when I type in my symptoms first thing on a Saturday morning after a heavy night!

crazyderk

I did it once.

I was in college and went to the states when I was 19 during the summer on a J1 and hooked up with a couple of US girl's while over there.

Got home and got back together with the ex girlfriend (we broke up as I was going to the states) shortly after she got a thrush infection.

I Googled the symptoms and convinced myself I had Aids.......


Also FYI I don't have Aids

SpaceCowb0y

crazyderk wrote: »

I did it once.
I Googled the symptoms and convinced myself I had Aids.......

Good Aids or Bad Aids??

Wossack

stopped when all my google ad's changed to ones for mortuaries and life insurance

timthumbni

My doc one diagnosed my with a life threatening disease. Gave me 6 months to live. I couldn't pay his bill. He gave me another 6 months...... Drum roll........ Ha

Mrs Garth Brooks

I hate Dr. Google

Woke up last week with bug bites on my leg. Fleas would seem like most obvious answer as I used to have the animals sleeping with me. Having fleas would be easier to treat. Washing stuff at high temperatures, hoovering and spraying.

Since checking google, im convinced it could be bedbugs, dont know why. But having bedbugs is meant to be a b!tch to get rid off. Checked out youtube and made a homemade trap you leave under your bed. Warm water, sugar, and yeast in a 2 litre bottle with a hole on top. Its produces co2 which bedbugs like. And its what you exhale, co2.

Haven't slept in days. Sleeping with the light on too, bedbugs hate light.

I always think the worst.

Dravokivich

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I hate Dr. Google

Woke up last week with bug bites on my leg. Fleas would seem like most obvious answer as I used to have the animals sleeping with me. Having fleas would be easier to treat. Washing stuff at high temperatures, hoovering and spraying.

Since checking google, im convinced it could be bedbugs, dont know why. But having bedbugs is meant to be a b!tch to get rid off. Checked out youtube and made a homemade trap you leave under your bed. Warm water, sugar, and yeast in a 2 litre bottle with a hole on top. Its produces co2 which bedbugs like. And its what you exhale, co2.

Haven't slept in days. Sleeping with the light on too, bedbugs hate light.

I always think the worst.

For light, you're better off leaving the duvet off the bed. And sunlight is more affective.

minidazzler

I don't self-diagnose using google, I wouldn't trust that fcuker.

I do use it to diagnose people who tell me anything about them though. Apparently all my friends are HIV Positive and almost all of them have cancer of the bum too. Bad dose of it

TheDriver

google would make everyone believe they have cancer or MS and give us all health anxiety aka hypochondria. Web MD is a scurge on modern society

danniemcq

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I hate Dr. Google

Woke up last week with bug bites on my leg. Fleas would seem like most obvious answer as I used to have the animals sleeping with me. Having fleas would be easier to treat. Washing stuff at high temperatures, hoovering and spraying.

Since checking google, im convinced it could be bedbugs, dont know why. But having bedbugs is meant to be a b!tch to get rid off. Checked out youtube and made a homemade trap you leave under your bed. Warm water, sugar, and yeast in a 2 litre bottle with a hole on top. Its produces co2 which bedbugs like. And its what you exhale, co2.

Haven't slept in days. Sleeping with the light on too, bedbugs hate light.

I always think the worst.

ummm how much co2?

it is heavier than oxygen remember could lead to other issues

crazyderk

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Good Aids or Bad Aids??

More like funny Aids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=612DEoTFH0o

Mrs Garth Brooks

DannieHasABrazilian wrote: »

ummm how much co2?

it is heavier than oxygen remember could lead to other issues

I think I was meant to make 4 bottles. Four 2 litre bottles. Which is apparently like co2 from one person. I only made up one bottle.

What kind of other problems can it make?

miss no stars

Oh I'm very good at playing Dr Google. My mum has a dodgy thumb. I spent some time on google and came up with the correct diagnosis and treatment plan. Unfortunately, the treatment plan is injections into a tendon or surgery, which I don't think I can legally or correctly carry out, so I referred her to a real doctor who confirmed the diagnosis and will be doing the surgery. BOOM!

I've also properly self diagnosed myself a couple of times (including a rare genetic disorder) and have been correct and had my diagnoses confirmed by doctors.

Dr Google can be great if you know how to use it properly.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I stopped completely as I have diagnosed myself with cancer on three separate occasions.

For Forks Sake

Hello? Work? I won't be in today...I have smallpox.

ElvisChrist6

Went on Google about a groin spasm once, turned out I had the bubonic plague. Glad I caught that early!

Earthhorse

ash23

Went onto WebMD because I had numbness in my leg and blurred vision. It told me I had MS most likely so I went to the GP and then to the hospital where I did indeed have MS.

Dr. Google scores! I suppose it did make me take it seriously rather than dismissing it which is what I would usually do.

Sir Arthur Daley

I uses Ask.com its more accurate, Jeeves knows everything.

Holsten

Yeah I'll put in some symptoms and check out what they could possibly mean.

That's it though, usually it leads to the worst thing you could have.

Adamocovic

Whenever I feel slightly sick I google something like "sore head" and after around 30 minutes on google I get paranoid and convinced I am dying!

delw

Riamfada wrote: »

I have a headache

.... cancer

I have a toothache

.... cancer

Im dizzy

.... cancer

Me self diagnosing on google has led to me falling into the doctor's office claiming I have cancer when In fact I have something minor.

Stupid google.

Funny that i had them as well & did turn out to be cancer

nicowa

Like someone said, if you know what's wrong with you it's great. I've used it to diagnose soya allergy (in both me and my daughter).

However yesterday I wasn't feeling at all well, however, symptoms were diffuse (as the doctor would say) and I ended up with cancer of the lady parts. Or kidney stones or pregnancy. So no, I wouldn't use it for real.

I do use it to undiagnose myself. Like, to prove I don't have anything. Like when I had an itchy thumb for ages. I was convinced then that I was dying but couldn't prove it. Thanks Google!

woodoo

I feel your pain about hypochondria, a few years ago i was nearly driven insane by a belief that i was terminally ill. It was the worst time of my life. Google is the enemy of hypochondriacs but when you are worried about a particular illness its hard to stay away from it. A few months away from dr google and i was fine.

humbert

Self diagnosis is certainly not wise but I do find it's well worth going into a GP with all the info and questions you can.

PizzamanIRL

My knee was itching while I read this thread so I googled 'Why is my knee itchy?'

Apparently I could have kidney failure and may die

http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/symptoms/knee_itch/deaths.htm

AngryHippie

It gave me Lupus once

uch

I suffer Fools !

TheFatness

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

I don't mind putting my hand up and admitting that I am a bit of a hypochondriac, at the first sign of an odd/unusual pain I go straight to Google as my first port of call to see what could be wrong which is more often then not a terrible idea as i suffer from anxiety and 90% of the time i either have cancer or i'm dying of something else if i dig into things enough which doesn't help matters!

Well today i'm happy to announce that for the first time ever my symptoms haven't pointed to imminent doom... it would appear that it's good news for a change and i am however very much pregnant!

Being a man this is all very new to me and a lot to take in at this hour of the morning however it's a lot more positive then dying!:pac:

Question is do you use Google to self diagnose yourself??

I totally, totally get this.

It's refreshing to be honest, knowing that others suffer or have suffered with similar stuff as you.

I don't worry about myself any longer, I seem to project my disease-based fears around my loved ones now, and diagnose their symptoms online and come away with truly horrifying conclusions.

I have a deluge of cancer statistics floating around my brain. It's a very morbid thing to confess to, but it's true. I've spent so much time diagnosing myself and others that alarm bells sound when they really shouldn't.

Anxiety is a horrible affliction and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I loved the relief I used to get when I figured out that I wasn't on death's door. It makes the mental torture worthwhile providing you're ultimately relieved. It's a great feeling.

Anyway, congratulations on your pregnancy. I think we both know it's only a matter of time before you fool yourself into believing you've lost it :P

SpaceCowb0y

TheFatness wrote: »

I totally, totally get this.

It's refreshing to be honest, knowing that others suffer or have suffered with similar stuff as you.

I don't worry about myself any longer, I seem to project my disease-based fears around my loved ones now, and diagnose their symptoms online and come away with truly horrifying conclusions.

Anxiety is a horrible affliction and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I loved the relief I used to get when I figured out that I wasn't on death's door. It makes the mental torture worthwhile providing you're ultimately relieved. It's a great feeling.

God that's even worse! I have enough trouble worrying about myself, worrying about others on top of that would be too much! The worse part of it is when i find a diagnosis that doesn't sound life threatening i brush it aside and always dig deeper almost like im hoping to find something awful!

+! on anxiety too! It's horrible and like you said wouldn't wish it on anyone! I've got a good hold of it now, or at least a lot better then it was when i first started getting it, i was convinced i was having a heart attack everytime it came on as the tightness in my chest was unbearable but i've learnt to deal with it now but occasionally its still too much and ill have to take something for it. My little sister has started to get panic attacks too now and i feel so sorry for her but there's literally nothing you can do!

TheFatness

It's a little like gambling; you'll either read something which exacerbates your anxiety tenfold, or you'll come across something which significantly alleviates it.

I often wonder how bad disease-related anxiety is, though. I mean, short-term it is horrific and is comparable to mental torture, but long-term it could have potentially life-saving qualities in the distant future.

They always say that early diagnosis is the key to winning many cancer battles, and a person with a history of anxiety - specifically this type of anxiety - is definitely going to notice those subtle symptoms that many might overlook when the disease is in its earliest stage. Alarm bells sound for us a lot sooner than a person without these type of afflictions.

What I'm trying to say is that although this seems like a curse as of now, a history of anxiety, along with an extensive knowledge of certain symptoms may prove a blessing to you 10, 20 or 30 years down the line.